Vaginal stromal sclerosis: A distinctive stromal change associated with vaginal atrophy

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-300

  Fadare, Oluwole ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Hyalinization; Hyalinosis; Sclerosis; Vagina

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIBODY; DESMIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPAREUNIA; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HYALINE DEGENERATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA STROMAL SCLEROSIS;

ATROPHY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROSIS; STROMAL CELLS; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 79955068415     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: 15387151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e3182005356     Document Type: Article

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